Sikkim scouts, first of its kind of infantry battalion,is being raised on the lines of Ladakh Scouts. The jawans will be recruited from Sikkim so that they will be better suited for deployment on Chinese borders.
Ladakh scouts raised in 1948 has five battalions.The Dogra Regiment and Gharwal Rifles also have scouts battalions located in Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand, respectively. The Arunachal Scouts is a recent raising with one battalion being raised in 2010 and another in the process of being formed.(Source- The Tribune, Chandigarh)
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